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Upcoming
Fipa General Mee,ng and Elec,ons
NEW DATE
Oct 14, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time
Zoom Mee,ng ID: 357 396 3772
Passcode: fipa
Must be a current FIPA member in order to vote
Housing
What a be8er way to prac@ce French? Host a French teacher's assistant in your
home from January to June 2021. Contact at sunset@fipamiami.org for more
informa@on
We need your support
Please visit our website to renew your membership
at Special Covid rates
h8ps://www.fipamiami.org/
For more information about FIPA, please feel free to contact our current Sunset Elementary
FIPA Liaisons, Cecile Melanie at sunset@fipamiami.org
www.fipamiami.org
Dear Sunset Elementary Parents: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Virginia Mansilla
Welcome to Sunset Elementary and the Spanish International Studies Magnet Program! President
We are thrilled to have your child join our school family and program.
Nancy Del Pozzo
Liaison
Lisa Vittore
WHO WE ARE Treasurer
The Spanish International Parents Association (SIPA) was established in April 1990 as Directors
a nonprofit organization run by volunteer parents. It serves as a support group for the Carolina Robbiano
Emma Rendina
Spanish section of the International Studies Magnet Program of Miami-Dade County Yaneth Ruiz
Public Schools (MDCPS), including Sunset Elementary. Christina Umpierre
We support and enhance the program, encouraging the study and use of the Spanish
language and developing awareness and appreciation of Spanish culture, history, and
customs.
WHAT WE DO
• Raise funds for books and teacher support materials.
• Organize social events and cultural activities for families and children involved
in the program.
• Work closely with other parent support groups and school administration.
• Collaborate with MDCPS and its Bilingual and Magnet divisions.
HOW WE DO IT
We generate funds through annual membership dues, corporate and individual
donations, and fundraising events.
SIPA-SUNSET ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2019-2020
• We held a welcome picnic for first grade families at Fuchs Park in September
and the annual picnic for all members at Dante Fascell Park in November.
• We hosted a paella for Sunset Elementary administrators, teachers, and
employees in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in October.
• We purchased Spanish books for the media center as well as books for the
third, fourth, and fifth graders in the Spanish Book Club and assisted the
teachers in organizing a trip for club members to the Miami Book Fair in
November.
• We partnered with the Centro Cultural Español of Miami to offer a program of SPANISH
INTERNATIONAL
villancicos for the first and second graders in December. PARENTS
• We organized a field trip for the third graders to a Spanish movie in December. ASSOCIATION
• We provided each class in the program with a Roscón de Reyes and crowns to
mark la Bajada de los Reyes Magos in January.
sipasunset@gmail.com
• We sponsored marine biology and Spanish art workshops in February and
March.
SIPA-SUNSET FOR 2020-2021:
We invite you to become a member in our school. Funds raised at Sunset go directly to
our school and program. With your support, we are able to:
• Support the Spanish Department with supplies and materials.
• Host and organize the Book Club for third, fourth, and fifth graders.
• Organize cultural events throughout the school year: Fiesta de la Hispanidad,
Bajada de Reyes, marine biology workshops, art workshops, etc.
BOOKS FOR SCHOOL YEAR AND CALLIGRAPHY
We are selling the required Spanish reading books for the 2020-2021 school year. We
also have available calligraphy books for incoming first graders and students in other
grades new to the school (cursive is part of the Spanish program). You may also buy
the SIPA T-shirt to wear on Fridays. Please go directly to our store website:
www.sipasunsetstore.com
Should you have any questions, please email us at sipasunset@gmail.com and join us
on Instagram @SIPA Sunset.
Muchísimas gracias,
SIPA Sunset
SPANISH
INTERNATIONAL
PARENTS
ASSOCIATION
sipasunset@gmail.com
Spanish International Parents Association
Please join or renew your membership at:
sipasunsetstore.com
Membership
$30 for one student in IS español program
$40 for two students in IS español program
$50 for three or more students in IS español program
On the website you can also buy our SIPA shirt for $15 to wear Fridays!
Who we are?
Parent organization that raises funds for
technology needs for the entire school What we do?
including all language programs.
Since 2007, SEED has successfully raised
over $300,000 in funds for Sunset
Highlights
Elementary School through grants,
donations and advocacy.
Funded 50 iPads and charging stations for this 2020-2021 school
year for classroom use
Purchased both LanguageNut and BrainPop subscriptions for
school-wide use
Procured 30 new classroom computers and provided upgrades to
classroom and media center computers
Purchased Smart Boards for classrooms
Donated more than $100,000 in Classroom Educational
Enrichment Grants since Seed’s inception, including funding for
software programs, iPads, and robotics equipment
How can you help?
Visit sunsetseed.net where you can find
many ways to support us as well
Purchasing a Friday T-shirt for your child
Supporting our BRICKS campaign and
For questions and more details leave a lasting mark at Sunset Elementary
email us - info@sunsetseed.net DONATE, DONATE, DONATE!
How to support SEED:
(It’s as easy as 1,2,3)
1 SEED Shirt
Purchase a t-shirt you can wear on Fridays from our
online shop at: www.sunsetseed.net
2
Purchase a Commemorative Brick!
Help pave the way to enhancing the educational excellence at
Sunset Elementary by ordering a personalized engraved brick
to be permanently dispayed on campus. The is a wonderful
AILA BLE!
NOW AV
way to leave a lasting legacy at Sunset Elementary while also
helping to fund educational technology tools and programs.
See options / pricing on our online shop: www.sunsetseed.net
New to the school?
Welcome your child to Sunset Elementary with a
personalized engraved brick featured in the courtyard.
Students in PK through 4th grade will have bricks
placed in front of the gazebo near the cafeteria.
Attention 5th grade families!
Leave a lasting legacy for your child at Sunset
Elementary. Bricks for 5th graders will be 3
permanently located near the Old School House.
Donate online:
www.sunsetseed.net
100% of proceeds are used to fund Sunset technology initiatives. A portion of your donation is tax-deductible.
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